Once upon a time, Greg Coughlan was on top of the world with successful businesses and millions to his name. Then the recession hit, writes Dan Buckley

This year was the year of the Big Ask, but of a lot less delivery, in the multi-million euro house sale league.

Despite a guide of €2.25m, this trophy property in Kinsale is well-placed to draw international interest, Tommy Barker reports

The former Kinsale home of runaway property developer Greg Coughlan, of Howard Holdings, is being sold by his wife Anne with a €3.5m-plus price tag.

APPARENTLY cleared out and largely empty, the Kinsale family home of Howard Holdings’ developer Greg Coughlan was built with the same driven sense of vision and purpose as his company’s €100 million City Quarter scheme in Cork city centre.